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UNINA9910886368803321 |
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Autore |
Rozell Mark J. |
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Titolo |
Executive Privilege : Presidential Power, Secrecy, and Accountability / / Mark J. Rozell |
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2020 |
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Lawrence : , : University Press of Kansas |
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Edizione |
[Fourth edition, revised and updated.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (304 pages) |
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Collana |
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Studies in government and public policy |
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Executive privilege (Government information) - United States - History |
Executive privilege (Government information) - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction : the dilemma of secrecy and democratic accountability -- The arguments against executive privilege -- The arguments in favor of executive privilege -- Undermining a constitutional doctrine : Richard Nixon and the abuse of executive privilege -- The post-Watergate years I : the "open" presidencies of Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter -- The post-Watergate years II : Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and the era of divided government -- Beyond the Watergate taint I : Bill Clinton and the effort to restore executive privilege -- Beyond the Watergate taint II : George W. Bush and the growing discord over executive privilege -- Barack Obama, Donald J. Trump, and the era of intensified polarization and investigations -- Conclusion : resolving the dilemma. |
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"Mark Rozell's Executive Privilege-called "the definitive contemporary work on the subject" by the Journal of Politics-is widely considered the best in-depth history and analysis of executive privilege and its relation to the proper scope and limits of presidential power. Picking up where the third edition left off-with President Barack Obama's claim to begin a new era of transparency-this revised and updated fourth edition, with assistance from Mitchel Sollenberger, provides a thorough analysis of the controversies from the past decade, including Obama's failure to |
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